| For several years now I've been resisting the temptation to open yet another front in my Japanese art collecting 'addiction' -- but like any serious collector who has a weakness for 'bijin-ga' (Japanese for 'paintings of beautiful women') I can resist no longer. Because they are 'unique' (each scroll is hand painted and one-of-a-kind) Japanese scrolls are very collectable, and as such one would expect that they command a high price in comparison to their woodblock print counterparts (for which there are hundreds of copies for any one scene). Surprisingly this is not the case -- prices for bijin-ga scrolls, while being expensive, are generally no more expensive than limited-edition woodblock prints by the same artist. If a pre-war strike of an Ito Shinsui bijin-ga limited-edition woodblock print (for which at least one hundred copies were produced) sells for $2000 to $6,000 or more, why do Shinsui scrolls (each piece unique) not sell for several times this price? I guess this is one of the 'contradictions' we find when collecting art, and it is something I certainly intend to exploit until scroll prices increase to their true value. Artists represented here include Ito Shinsui, Takehisa Yumeji, Kaburagi Kiyokata, Hirano Hakuho, Uemura Shoen, Kobayakawa Kiyoshi, Yurimoto Keiko, and an unknown yet talented female(?) artist called 'Kanoko'. I have also listed other scroll genre (landscape, kacho-e) by various artists including Takahashi Shotei, Ohara Shoson, Hosen, and Watanabe Seitei.
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Artist: Hakuho, Hirano (1879-1957) Title: Bijin in Kimono Date: 1920s/30s
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Artist: Ikeda, Terukata (1883-1921) Title: Maiko and Maiogi Dance Date: 1910s/20s/30s
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Artist: Kanoko (scroll) Title: Bijin and Parasol Date: 1920s/30s
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Artist: Kiyokata, Kaburagi (1886-1972) Title: Spring Pony (Harukoma) Date: 1930s/30s
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Artist: Kiyokata, Kaburagi (1886-1972) Title: Pleasure Boat Date: 1920s/30s/40s/
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Artist: Kiyoshi, Kobayakawa (1898-1948) Title: Wild Geese Date: 1920s/30s
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Artist: Miyagawa Choshun (1682-1752) Title: Seven Bijin in a Bamboo Forest Date: 1890s/1900s
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Artist: Seiho (Scroll) Title: Bijin Date: 1920s/30s
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Artist: Shinsui, Ito (1898-1972) Title: Bijin Washing In Autumn Date: 1930s/40s
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Artist: Shinsui, Ito (1898-1972) Title: Evening Storm (in Summer) Date: 1930s/40s/50s
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Artist: Shinsui, Ito (1898-1972) Title: Bijin Washing In Autumn Date: 1920s/30s
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Artist: Shinsui, Ito (1898-1972) Title: Bijin in Snow Date: 1930s/40s/50s
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Artist: Shoen Uemura ( -1949) Title: Summer Bijin Date: 1930s/40s
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Artist: Shoen Uemura ( -1949) Title: Geisha Dressing with Attendant Date: 1930s/40s/50s
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Artist: Shoen Uemura ( -1949) Title: Evening Cool Date: 1920s/30s/40s
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Artist: Shuho, Yamakawa (1898-1944) Title: Bijin and Peony in Mid-Winter Date: 1920s/30s
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Artist: Yokoo Hogetsu (1897-1990) Title: Bijin in Snowstorm Date: 1940s/50s |
Artist: Yumeji, Takehisa Title: Bijin and Beetle Stall Date: 1910s/20s |
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Artist: Yurimoto, Keiko (Shin Hanga) Title: Bijin in Kimono Date: 1940s/50s |
Artist: Yurimoto, Keiko (Shin Hanga) Title: Bijin in Kimono Date: c1950s |
Artist: Yurimoto, Keiko (Shin Hanga) Title: Oharame- female vendor Date: 1950s/60s |
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Artist: Shotei Title: Eagle on Pine Tree Date: 1910s-30s
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Artist: Shotei, Takahashi (1871-1945) Title: Fisherman and Woodcutter Date: 1912 summer
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Artist: Shotei, Takahashi (1871-1945) Title: Scene of a Country Retreat with Akikusa Date: 1920s/30s
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Artist: Shotei, Takahashi (1871-1945) Title: Bamboo Grove Date: 1900s-1920s
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Artist: Shotei, Takahashi (1871-1945) Title: Cotton Rose in Full Bloom for Long Life Date: 1917 |
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Artist: Hosen (scroll) Title: Roaring Tiger Date: 1920s/30s
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Artist: Hosen (scroll) Title: Roaring Tiger and Dragon Date: 1920s/30s
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Artist: Hosen (scroll) Title: Roaring Tiger Date: 1920s/30s
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Artist: Hosen (scroll) Title: Tiger Date: 1920s/30s/40s
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Artist: Shoshun (scroll artist) Title: Maple Tree and Birds Date: 1930s/40s |
Artist: Shoson, Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson Title: Wild Geese and Reed Date: 1934 |
Artist: Watanabe Seitei Title: Two cranes in pine tree Date: 1920s/30s |
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